D. C. J. Wong

Tomato Trichomes as Metabolic Cell Factories: Specialized Metabolism, Developmental Regulation, and Defense Function.

Tomato trichomes are dynamic interfaces for plant-environment interactions, serving as primary physical barriers against external stressors and as specialized cell factories for diverse metabolites. These highly specialized epidermal structures synthesize and sequester terpenoids, acylsugars, and methyl ketones, constr...